Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Street, Accrington, BB5 1DW
176 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 26 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 21 | 77 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 13 | 67 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 25 | 68 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 18 | 83 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 18 | 68 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 25 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 30 | 104 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 17 | 88 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.